Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport

Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport (IATA: JGN, ICAO: ZLJQ) is an airport in Jiayuguan City, Gansu Province, China. It is located 9 kilometers northeast of Jiayuguan and also close to the city of Jiuquan. First built in 1938 for military use, the airport was rebuilt at the current location in 1953 and was formerly called Jiuquan Airport.^{[citation needed]} It was expanded and reopened in August 2006.^[4]

Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport 嘉峪关酒泉机场
Jiayuguan Airport
IATA: JGN ICAO: ZLJQ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Jiayuguan and Jiuquan
Location	Jiayuguan, Gansu
Elevation AMSL	1,558 m / 5,112 ft
Coordinates	39°51′25″N 98°20′29″E
Map
JGN Location of airport in Gansu
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 3,000 9,843 paved
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 622,194 Aircraft movements 6,206 Cargo (metric tons) 1,271.8
Source: CAAC[1][2][3]

Jiayuguan Jiuquan Airport
Simplified Chinese	嘉峪关酒泉机场
Traditional Chinese	嘉峪關酒泉機場
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiāyùguān Jiǔquán Jīchǎng

The airport was closed on 26 March 2023, by the Civil Aviation Administration of China for the major renovation and expansion works.^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
9 Air	Guangzhou, Ürümqi
Chengdu Airlines	Changsha,[6] Xi'an[6]
China Eastern Airlines	Beijing–Daxing, Lanzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai–Hongqiao,[7] Shanghai–Pudong,[8] Wuhan, Xi'an, Yinchuan[9]
China Express Airlines	Chongqing, Dunhuang,[8] Jinchang,[6] Korla,[8] Lanzhou[6]
Jiangxi Air	Zhengzhou[7]
Ruili Airlines	Kunming,[10] Lanzhou[10]
Sichuan Airlines	Chengdu–Tianfu,[11] Hangzhou,[6] Lanzhou[6]
XiamenAir	Beijing–Daxing[7]

See also

• List of airports in China
• List of the busiest airports in China